St. Landry democrat., 1887-10-08


exported and returned in the same condi
ton and are not otherwise subject to fire.
entry, even though protected by an Ameri
can copyright. The department also decide
that in cases of weghable goods paying az
valorem rates Of duty, which are duly speci
fled in invoices by packages, bundles, etc.
no allowance should be made for ALLEGED
decrease i'll weight when all the specified
packages are imported and landed. In sucl
cases allowances should be made only fol
lost or missing packages.
Stockholders ofthe New York Chicago anC
st. Louis railroad, which is the reorganizeC
Nickel Plate, have met in New York, Cleve
land and Fort Wayne for the purpose OF
consolidating the present system with the
| Fort Wayne and Illinois and Cleveland and
State Line companies under the laws Of the
States through which they rum and the CON
solldation was effected without opposition.
| The directors of the reOrganized company
are: William K. Vanderbilt, Cornelius Van
derbilt, Fred. w. Vanderbilt, H. Mex.
Twombly, John S. Kennedy, ]. A. Roose-
welt, Charles NJ. Reed, F. A. Mizener, d. w.
| Corwin, J. H. Wade, F. r. Olcott, Chauncey
NJ. Depew and Allen Cox.
There is trouble in the new reform board
OF county commissioners at Chicago.
| County Clerk Wultf refused to sign the war
| rants for the salaries Of the members of the
board. Some time ago the board reduced
the appropriations for his office and he
then said that he would get even with the
commissioners. 1t has long been in doubt
whether the commissioners are entitled under
the law to 81 80 or S. day, but county At
torney Bliss in an opinion to the board, de-
clared IN favor of the IS payment. and the
board liked the per diem of its members at
that amount. Now, Mr.. Wulff, acting
under advice from his own attorney, refuses
to believe that the higher amount is not a
steal, and will only allow s. So The COM
mIssloners will apply for mandamus.
The Republican State committee of New
York has met for reorganization. The fol-
lowing officers were elected Chairman, Cor
nellus n. Bliss; chairman of executive COM
mlttee, John NJ. Knapp, of Cayuga county;
treasurer, S. Y. White, of Brooklyn; secre-
tary, Frank Smith, of Allegheny county
w. IL. Johnson, Of Albany, colored, was
elected a member of the committee
AiC SoiittlbI Va CUSTOMS dL tCdll fdIlClScO
recently assessed duty at the rate of $40 per
ton on an importation of sulphur which
was residue of the process of sublimation
for the production of flowers of sulphur The
Treasury Department has just decided that
the substance is specially provided for in the
tariff as sulphur not specially enumerated
and is entitled to free entry.
Our consul at Athens reports that within
the past few weeks many applications have
been made to him by young men for trans
portation to America. The report has some
how got abroad that there is a demand in
America for Greek laborers that money is
to be had in abundance and that the Amer
lean government will furnish transportation
The consul has tried in vain to discover the
source of this delusion. He says the people
who make application are neither mechanics
nor agriculturists, and would not make de-
slrabe additions to our population. They
have no purpose to become citizens but hope
to acquire fortunes and return to live upon
the interest in idleness.
tits reported from the City of Mexico that in
Guatemala insults have been offered to mem
bers ofthe Mexican legation, which have not
been properly attoned for; and, while the Mex
lean government is not acting Extensively to-
ward Guatemala, it is demanding Just COM
pensation. The fight in Guatemala is largely
clerical conflict, and assumes the aspect of
a religious war, and many politicians in the
City of Mexico say they do not believe the
United States will interfere in so delicate a
matter.
While speaking in McMaster Hall, in
Toronto, Ontario, Mr.. McMaster, a senator, |
fell in faint and remained unconscious
until the next day, when he died. In edu-
cational matters he was one of Canada's |
foremost men. The hall which bears his
name was almost exclusively endowed by
him.
Arrangements have been completed in
New York for the probate of the will of Jose
Sevilla, who died in Lima, Peru. The es-
tate is estimated to be worth So, 100000. The
deceased left S5OOOOO for the maintenance
as the ''Sevilla Home for Children" 1t is
to be used for the education of fe-
male children Of the poorest class.
A dispatch from Pittsburg says national
salt union, to be composed of all the large
,alt manufacturers in the United States, is
% be formed. The object is mutual protec-
ion and to keep up the price, so as to be
able to compete with foreign manufacturers
The union will be composed of sixty-three
in all.
The grinding mill and -four and feed store
# L. L. Lukens & Co., in Chester, Pa, have
,een burned. Loss, $4,000; nearly covered
" insurance. John Weldes machine shop
vas damaged to the extent of $1,000; par
tally insured. The firemen worked against
reat odds, as the only hook-and-ladder COM
ANY was in Allentown attending the Fire
mems Convention.
A dispatch from Tucson, Ariz., says citi-
ems who have returned from San Pedro
tate that all the crops on the bottom lands
etween Mammoth and Benson have been
ntirely destroyed by the recent foods 1t
ill take several years before the ranchers
an recover from their loss.
Francis Mcdonald, aged thirty four years,
painter, was killed by falling from the
lird story of building at Broad and Ok
'rd streets, Philadelphia.
Patrick McCann, thirty-fve years old was
lied at Broad street and Girard avenue.
by large stone accidentally
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